Folk Bands and Artists with Gigs in All Our UK Gigs
Steve Wickham
Steve Wickham, electric violinist, songwriter and composer is an award winning Irish artist. He made his recording debut with U2 on “Sunday Bloody Sunday’ in 1982. His distinctive playing has been a c…
Stick In The Wheel
London
Nicola Kearey & Ian Carter “Powerful - and deeply relatable” Pitchfork “Maximum innovation” The Observer “A diamond hard machine ★★★★★” Songlines
Suntou Susso
Suntou is a multi-instrumentalist. A kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia. An in-demand and charismatic performer, he attracted attention as soon as he arrived on the UK mus…
Suntrap
The exquisite vocal harmonies of Sara Byers, Mary Wilson and Ram Club regular Sue Graves give this local four-piece the power to entrance and enchant any audience. Along with John Sandall on violin an…
Suthering
Suthering, the musical alias of Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall, have taken the folk scene by storm with their unusual and fresh approach to folk music. Their harmony-rich songs tell tales of struggle and …
Suzanne Noble
Suzanne Noble sings bawdy blues from the likes of Bessie Smith, Lil Johnson, Blu Lu Barker plus jazz standards to make you laugh and cry. As she likes to put it, “Who wants to sing about love, anyway?…
Talisk
Glasgow
Winners of the 2017 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Folk Band Of The Year, 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Young Folk Award and nominees of the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Horizon Award, Talisk are o…
www.talisk.co.ukTamsin Elliott
Tamsin is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and film-maker based in Bristol, UK. With roots in the folk music of the British Isles, her interests and playing styles extend to the musics of Eastern Eur…
Tantz
Bringing our own brand of Electro-Klezmer to the world music stage, Tantz deliver a hard hitting blend of Eastern European melodies and broken beats. Tantz are a remarkable collective of talented eq…
tantz.bandcamp.comTarren
Tarren is an ambassador for high quality, English Folk music. Through the incorporation of minimalist musical forms into traditional-inspired material, Tarren is producing music that draws the listene…
The Apex Singers
Manchester
Made up of 8 young vocalists, this Manchester-based ensemble pushes the boundaries of a cappella music through unique and innovative arrangements. Since their premiere in June 2019, they have headline…
The Bombadils
The Bombadils create beautiful harmonies and enchanting melodies by reconfiguring Celtic and old-time music, sea shanties and poetry into a new folk framework. Luke’s guitar, mandolin and harmonies ar…
The Breath
The Breath is Stuart McCallum (former guitarist of The Cinematic Orchestra), Irish singer Ríoghnach (pron. REE uh nah) Connolly and Mcallum’s fellow Cinematic alumni, pianist John Ellis and drummer Lu…
The Brothers Gillespie
Hexham
Brothers James and Sam Gillespie grew up in the Northumbrian village of Wall and sing finely crafted original and traditional songs. Rich with lyrical intensity and the sounds of soaring sibling harmo…
The Budapest Café Orchestra
Led by jazz violin superstar Christian Garrick, The Budapest Café Orchestra play traditional folk and gypsy flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia: Klezmer, Romanian Doinas, and Hungarian …
The Canny Band
A collaboration born from a love of traditional music and fuelled by student poverty, The Canny Band
The Ciderhouse Rebellion
London
“Two virtuoso musicians playing some of the most startling and original music you will ever encounter. Compelling, exciting and utterly original” Phil Beer The duo brings together master accordioni…
The Deep Dark Woods
The Deep Dark Woods have developed an international following with particular success in the Americana realm, nominated alongside Alabama Shakes and Dawes for Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2012 A…
The Embers
London
The Embers are a five-piece folk and roots band, bringing together the story-telling tradition of British folk music with the soul of Americana and a bluegrass swing. Performing regularly in Londo…
The Haar
The Haar introduces the fresh talent of traditional Irish singer Molly Donnery combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music circuit: Cormac Byrne (Instru…
The Henry Girls
Three sisters from Co.Donegal, Ireland.... Karen - Vocals, fiddle, piano, ukelele Lorna - Vocals, accordion, piano Joleen - Vocals, Harp, Piano
The Kimberleys
Blackheath
Traditional folk duo The Kimberleys were born out of progressive folk rockers Bruise. This new, roots orientated style mixes interpretations of traditional and revival songs with the artist´s original…
www.thekimberleys.orgThe Leisure Society
Brighton
We self-released our first single The Last of the Melting Snow in December 2008, swiftly followed by our debut album The Sleeper. It was named a Rough Trade Album of the Year, and iTunes Singer Songwr…
The Longest Johns
Bristol
The Longest Johns are a Bristol based, a capella folk music band, born out of a mutual love of traditional folk songs and shanties. They rock maritime songs alongside the more unusual and less traditi…
The Lost Trades
Wiltshire
The Lost Trades are a vocal harmony trio with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. Three Wiltshire based singer songwriters (Jamie R Hawkins, Phil Cooper and Tamsin Quin) were brought together by a mutual love …
The Magic Lantern
London
THE MAGIC LANTERN is the musical moniker of Jamie Doe, an artist whose career to date has been spent crossing and blurring the boundaries between folk, roots and jazz. For his most recent album ‘To Th…
The Magpies
London (Islington)
They’re a breath of fresh air peddling engaging, bright and breezy transatlantic folk and making it seem as easy as breathing. All under 30, The Magpies are one of the most exciting acts on the roo…
The Manfreds
Key members of the 1960’s Manfred Mann line-up re-formed as The Manfreds in 1991 following what turned out to be a very successful and enjoyable reunion for Tom McGuinness’ 50th birthday celebration. …